1. Analytical Application Infrastructure User Guide
  2. Object Administration
  3. Object Migration
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The Offline Migration is introduced in OFSAAI to invoke the offline migration (objects) using a Command Line Utility shell script. It facilitates a UI based approach to populate the dump file offline for export or import of the objects by invoking the Command Line Utility.

This enables you to selectively pick the required objects, that is, the object migratable file, which creates a dump file. For the list of objects that can be migrated, see the Objects Supported for Command Line Migration section.

Offline Object Migration can be performed either by:
  • Invoking shell script using the Command Line Utility
  • Using the UI based approach.
Further in offline migration, migration can be performed based on the following:
  • By creating an outline: In case of outline, the reference of the object selected by the user and its dependencies are stored as outline definition. The actual object state is extracted from the object source system, while performing the export action. The object state at the time of export is captured in the export definition.

    For example,

    You can store the object definition with only the object reference information. This information will be used at the time of export to determine the objects that needs to be migrated. The selection has the objects selected, with their included and excluded dependencies. For more information, see Creating Export Outline Definition.

  • By creating a snapshot: In case of a snapshot, the entire state of the selected objects and its dependencies are captured and stored as snapshot definition. This state is extracted at the time of export. Snapshot to export has no dependency on the object source system.

    For example,

    You can restore the previous state of objects, you can use export the objects as snapshots and use it, which would export the state of the objects at that time of snaposhot creation for your migration. For more information, see Generating a Snapshot.

Note:

The REST authentication is done against the Service Account user mentioned under OFSAA_SRVC_ACC parameter in the CONFIGURATION table. This user should be created with "SMS Auth Only" attribute from the User Maintenance window. By default, OFSAA_SRVC_ACC parameter is set as SYSADMN.